Re: Lenovo T500 doesn't boot [Was: Re: Can't boot Nov 21 amd64/bsd.rd - finishes at 'entry point'...]

2014-11-27 Thread Ryan Freeman
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 12:45:18PM -0800, Mike Larkin wrote: On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 02:48:33PM -0500, Jiri B wrote: Does anybody have an archive for each amd64 snapshot? I'd like to check what is the latest amd64 kernel which can boot on T500. Nov 7 snapshot works OK but recent ones do

Lenovo T500 doesn't boot [Was: Re: Can't boot Nov 21 amd64/bsd.rd - finishes at 'entry point'...]

2014-11-26 Thread Jiri B
Does anybody have an archive for each amd64 snapshot? I'd like to check what is the latest amd64 kernel which can boot on T500. Nov 7 snapshot works OK but recent ones do not. I updated bios, ran memtest86+, still same problem. But... I see I don't have any getty, strange, I haven't observe it

Re: Lenovo T500 doesn't boot [Was: Re: Can't boot Nov 21 amd64/bsd.rd - finishes at 'entry point'...]

2014-11-26 Thread Mike Larkin
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 02:48:33PM -0500, Jiri B wrote: Does anybody have an archive for each amd64 snapshot? I'd like to check what is the latest amd64 kernel which can boot on T500. Nov 7 snapshot works OK but recent ones do not. I updated bios, ran memtest86+, still same problem.

Re: Lenovo T500 doesn't boot [Was: Re: Can't boot Nov 21 amd64/bsd.rd - finishes at 'entry point'...]

2014-11-26 Thread Jiri B
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 12:45:18PM -0800, Mike Larkin wrote: On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 02:48:33PM -0500, Jiri B wrote: Does anybody have an archive for each amd64 snapshot? I'd like to check what is the latest amd64 kernel which can boot on T500. Nov 7 snapshot works OK but recent ones do

Re: Lenovo T500 doesn't boot [Was: Re: Can't boot Nov 21 amd64/bsd.rd - finishes at 'entry point'...]

2014-11-26 Thread peters
Mike Larkin mlar...@azathoth.net wrote: On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 02:48:33PM -0500, Jiri B wrote: Does anybody have an archive for each amd64 snapshot? I'd like to check what is the latest amd64 kernel which can boot on T500. Nov 7 snapshot works OK but recent ones do not. I updated

Re: Lenovo T500 doesn't boot [Was: Re: Can't boot Nov 21 amd64/bsd.rd - finishes at 'entry point'...]

2014-11-26 Thread Mike Larkin
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 10:49:32PM +0100, pet...@schwertfisch.de wrote: Mike Larkin mlar...@azathoth.net wrote: On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 02:48:33PM -0500, Jiri B wrote: Does anybody have an archive for each amd64 snapshot? I'd like to check what is the latest amd64 kernel which can

Re: Lenovo T500 doesn't boot [Was: Re: Can't boot Nov 21 amd64/bsd.rd - finishes at 'entry point'...]

2014-11-26 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2014-11-26, Mike Larkin mlar...@azathoth.net wrote: I think we've identified where the problem is, will test and commit shortly. Useful problem though, as it has highlighted several people who are running with inadvisable BIOS settings.

Re: Lenovo T500 doesn't boot [Was: Re: Can't boot Nov 21 amd64/bsd.rd - finishes at 'entry point'...]

2014-11-26 Thread Theo de Raadt
You nailed it, with Data Execution Protection enabled it boots fine. Thank you! I don't remember I was ever touching it... Those is another way of saying I trusted the vendor. I never did the oversight to see if they are on my side.

Re: Lenovo T500 doesn't boot [Was: Re: Can't boot Nov 21 amd64/bsd.rd - finishes at 'entry point'...]

2014-11-26 Thread Theo de Raadt
On 2014-11-26, Mike Larkin mlar...@azathoth.net wrote: I think we've identified where the problem is, will test and commit shortly. Useful problem though, as it has highlighted several people who are running with inadvisable BIOS settings. Yes, it is highlighted in one email thread.

Re: Lenovo T500 doesn't boot [Was: Re: Can't boot Nov 21 amd64/bsd.rd - finishes at 'entry point'...]

2014-11-26 Thread bodie
On 27.11.2014 00:25, Stuart Henderson wrote: On 2014-11-26, Mike Larkin mlar...@azathoth.net wrote: I think we've identified where the problem is, will test and commit shortly. Useful problem though, as it has highlighted several people who are running with inadvisable BIOS settings. Well

Re: Lenovo T500 doesn't boot [Was: Re: Can't boot Nov 21 amd64/bsd.rd - finishes at 'entry point'...]

2014-11-26 Thread Peter Hessler
On 2014 Nov 26 (Wed) at 23:25:45 + (+), Stuart Henderson wrote: :On 2014-11-26, Mike Larkin mlar...@azathoth.net wrote: : I think we've identified where the problem is, will test and commit : shortly. : :Useful problem though, as it has highlighted several people who are running :with